I will contact some of my friends with the media. it would be nice to be able to contact those in those areas so they could show up together at a set time to share and encourage them to change their minds. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:42 AM Subject: [real-eyes] Re: This is of interest to those in K.C. those that use Share a fare Please pass this along > Seems to me that only people who have access to Independence politicians > can > influence this as our city counsel people won't really care one way or the > other. A direct appeal by some of us attending an Independence city > counsel > meeting might make a difference. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terrie Arnold" <tanderson3@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <First-Steps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Missouri > Chat" <chat@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:51 AM > Subject: [real-eyes] This is of interest to those in K.C. those that use > Share a fare Please pass this along > > >> To all of the people that use Share A Fare in the K.C. area; >> >>> To all of the people on the list that live within the Kansas City area >>> and use the local para transit service and go to Independence , >>> I was told today that if the city of Independence dose not sign on to >>> the Share A Fare service or the bus service as these are both >>> contracted >>> services the service will end as of Jan.1st, 2009. This means that >>> people >>> that are living within the Independence area are will not be eligible >>> for this service ,except for those that have Medicaid coverage for >>> medical trips thus this service will not be available for most of the >>> people on this list do have Blind Pension , and would not qualify for >>> this part of Medicaid. >>> So all of you that wish to have these services with in Independence >>> contact your city councilperson or call the mayors office , or anyone >>> that you think of that can speak on behalf of the people that use this >>> service. As budgets are getting titer and things are being cut, the >>> sales tax that was passed only effect's the City of Kansas City and I am >>> grateful for that. >>> As far as this affecting the people that live in the city proper this >>> will cause the price to go from the ADA rate to non - ADA rate : for an >>> example a trip to a address that is 17.5 miles cost me $2.40 , if this >>> change takes effect the cost will jump to $ 15.00 each way. I know for >>> me >>> this would make this city very much like anything that is anywhere in >>> Kansas as far as within Johnson County. So this will hit our wallets >>> hard >>> and for those that live in Independence you would have no service to get >>> to work. >>> Terrie Arnold >>> >> >> >> To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, >> go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes >> > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes